Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-04-05
OCR GAME AND rIsn Laws.
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ni"he them more effective. Noticing
during last years fishing season the
rapid decrease of trout in the Humboldt
River, number of gentle men here, all,
lovers of the sport with gun and rod.
discussed the idea of having more
stringent and effective laws euac ed to
prevent the destruction of fish. in this
section of the State, and if the neces.
snry lnws could be pissed, to form
themselves into q club, whose principal
object should be. that every member
should pledge himself not to violate apy
of the laws now in force for the protec.
ton of game and fish, nor to kill game
or catch fish out of the proper season,
and to use ak Legitimate means aud ef-
forts to p' event any person from violat.
ing the above named laws. Finding
thf T. the principal cause of the decrease
of trout in the Humboldt was owing to
the wanton destruction of mature fish
during the spawning season and. the use
of glHnt powder, gill nets and trips
daring the Summer aud Fall, n bill, con-
sidered by good authority To be suffi-
Client to prevent the above named
abuses, was introduced into and pusssd
by the last Legislature, was approved
by the Governor and is now law of the
State. A Sportsmen's Club, with the
above suited objects, was organized, and
the list was signed by every one applied
to, except by three or four who used to
be considered.the leaders of tho. sport
with rod, hook and line. Now we have
the authority of the Supt. of the u. s.
trout hhtcheries on McCloud River, in
the northern part of this coast, that the
regular spawning season of Pacific
Coast trout is from the 18th of Dec. to
the 18th of May, that every mature fe-
male trout will spawn from 600 to 1000
eggs. aud il destroyed before spawning
from 600 to 1000 young trout fry will be-
destroyed. Further, that trout never
spawn in deep water, but always work
their way up, small streams and spawn
Mt such places where natupnl instinct
teaches them That their eggs are snfe
from destruction. We further have the
Authority OF Prof. Baird, u. S. Fish
Commissioner, who snys that the only
way to keep streams stocked with fish
/, either to properly protect the mature
fish during the spawning senson. which
Is the most economical way. or re stock
the stream every year with new fry.
Now there are a few amongst us,
about three or four, already mentioned,
-usel' ss to name them-who immagine
or say that tho latest fish law WIS es
peciallE made against them, When they
do say So they know that they are ut.
tering fnlsehood, ms the law was in.
tended to apply to all alike. We know
the law is obnoxious to them, but show
us the law on tie statute TINT is not OBJ
noxious to the few who do not want to
obey it. is hard to understand WHY
men, who stand well in q community
and have been considered good md law
abiding cit Ems, should set the example.
not only of defying and violating Inv
OF the State, but advising and inducing
others to violate them, and it is little
hard to understand why public pence
officers, who at one time are on the alert
and promptly Mt hand to arrest and con.
vict one citizen for violating the law to
prevent the discharge Of firearms in the
public streets, seem to be entirely ignor.
ant of the fact that right under sheir
noses other citizens are violating laws
OF the State. II the parties to whom
the new FISH law is 60 obnoxious, and
who presist in saying TINT the Inv is
not good, that it is unconstitutional,
will have the manhood to furnish n case
80 that tho law cum be tested, they may
retain the respect of the members of the
sportsmen Club. They mny think TINT
they have enough soap in their strong
boxes TO defy the law md public opin.